Those bastards!
With their own side on the verge of collapse, NetEase, as the last remaining portal website in China not yet compromised, has become the focal point of contention between hackers from both sides. If NetEase is taken down, then all of China's portal websites will fall, which would be a tremendous disgrace to the Chinese hacker community!
Just then, a surging stream of data burst forth like an ancient mythical beast from the primordial wilderness. Wherever it went, it annihilated the attackers in a single encounter!
He was like Xiang Yu, the Hegemon of Western Chu, whose strength was so great that no one could stop him!
One at a time, one at a time!
This data stream was incredibly effective at distinguishing between enemies and allies. With each move, it eliminated an enemy without harming a single friendly unit. In less than a minute, the server's load decreased by more than half! Including the compromised computers, at least a hundred IPs were severed in that single minute!
Guan Pingchao and the others all thought of this name without exception!
Such a fierce attack, such powerful strength, looking at the whole world, the only person who can be thought of is SMMH!
Immediately, Guan Pingchao and his colleagues were moved to tears.
This Chinese, and indeed the world's, internet god has finally made his move!
Moreover, this was the first time anyone had ever seen him truly make a move... to attack!
In SMMH's previous appearances, he simply used a piece of software to solve all the problems. No one could see his true strength, and no one knew just how high this mountain was!
But his current actions... make things even more unpredictable.
That transcends an entire era? Transcends the entire world?!
That's right. While Guan Pingchao and his team don't consider themselves the world's number one hacker, they are at least among the very top tier of the pyramid. Their opponents are also at the same level—not necessarily at the pinnacle, but certainly among the most advanced!
But unexpectedly, this group of people were treated like children in SMMH's hands, easily molded and manipulated. They were completely powerless to resist!
Just how strong is SMMH? His current attack methods are simple yet incredibly effective. As the saying goes, "A heavy sword has no edge; true skill lies in simplicity."
This attack only requires one move, but no one can withstand it.
Is there anyone in the world who can force him to use a second move?
At least not now.
Just how strong is he?
Nobody knows.
The only thing everyone knows is that, to these "people," SMMH is truly the undisputed god of the internet; he is a real god!
This was the first time Chen Xu had attacked so thoroughly and exhilaratingly. He deeply appreciated the immense benefits that future technology brought him. Right now, he felt like he was using a cheat code in a game to create an incredibly overpowered character. Whether it was a lowly soldier or a general, he could defeat them all with a single strike... Even if they were defending, it didn't matter; one strike was all he needed!
One cut will do!
Chen Xu cut off all the external IPs of NetEase's servers. Not only did he cut them off, but he also had Xiao Min memorize the real addresses of these IPs. From the US, Japan, South Korea, India... you wait and see. As the saying goes, it's only polite to reciprocate. You caused a power outage in Shanghai... Fine, I don't care who you are or who attacked China's power grid system, but since Shanghai's power was cut off, you need to pay some price.
Chen Xu has memorized all these IPs, but there's no rush now, we'll talk about them later!
Having dealt with his current opponent, Chen Xu was still facing a swarm of IP addresses, but he couldn't be bothered to fight them all. He had a lot more to do. So, he installed the god-level firewall he had previously given to the military directly on NetEase's servers. With this firewall in place, very few people in the world could breach it!
Once the god-level firewall is installed, those attacking IPs will be out of luck immediately. Even if there are many hackers among them who are more powerful than SNAKE, this technology is more than a year old, which is unimaginable for humans. Moreover, the technology of this firewall is at least five years ahead of current technology!
You despicable people!
After finishing all this, Chen Xu withdrew from NetEase's servers without saying a word and began attacking the servers of Sohu, Sina, and others that had already been compromised.
Three minutes later, Sohu was restored, and SMMH's declaration of war appeared on the homepage.
The phrase "not a single one will be forgiven" caused Chinese netizens to gasp in shock, followed by cheers… Many were unaware of what had happened. But now, all communication platforms are abuzz with discussion about it, and many already know that hackers from numerous countries are launching a coordinated attack on China… This is war! This is a global cyberwar!
In three more minutes, Sina will be restored...
Tencent's restoration...
Yahoo! China's liberation...
A short while later, the world-class hacker website was hacked. Its homepage statement was changed to the same SMMH phrase, along with a piece of code. This code was even more technically advanced than the code previously released by the mysterious figure!
SMMH has stated: Whoever can identify the mastermind behind this will be rewarded with a $100 million bounty, regardless of whether they are alive or dead!
Chen Xu was truly enraged!
Chapter 253 of the main text: Though far away, we shall surely punish them!
After intensive repairs, Shanghai's power system was finally restored, and by this time Chen Xu had also driven out the hackers who had been attacking major Chinese portal websites.
But does that mean the end of the matter?
Of course not!
Chen Xu felt that his identity as SMMH might have given people the impression of being too mild. Because he had no offensive capabilities and only focused on defense, people thought he was a nice guy who wouldn't mind if they offended him.
This kind of thinking may be what makes foreign hackers dare to come to China and cause trouble!
So Chen Xu is going to show them one thing: what it means to... dare to mess with the powerful!
Chen Xu launched his attack.
With the attack software provided by Xiaomin, Chen Xu's attack capabilities are no longer something an individual can withstand, nor something a hacker organization can stop! Even the most advanced firewalls are nothing more than a matter of minutes for Chen Xu.
Chen Xu's first target was Microsoft.
Microsoft is innocent! They did nothing wrong, but there's nothing they can do. When you talk about the American computer industry, or even the world's computer industry, the first thing that comes to mind is Microsoft!
Chen Xu hacked into Microsoft's official homepage.
It must be said that Microsoft's defense capabilities are quite strong. After all, they are the leader in the operating system industry, and their servers are specially provided by IBM and Dell, making them almost the best servers with the best hardware protection capabilities.
However, Chen Xu managed to smash open their hardware firewall!
That's right. Smash it!
Chen Xu used brute force to directly destroy all supported programs on the firewall, effectively turning Microsoft's server into an empty city without walls!
Then Chen Xu posted his own quote on Microsoft's homepage.
However, it was followed by the line: "Those who offend the majesty of China, though far away, shall be punished!"
These are the words that Huo Qubing said back then.
In his "On the Faults of Qin," Jia Yi wrote: "He then ordered Meng Tian to build the Great Wall in the north to guard the borders, driving the Xiongnu more than seven hundred li away. The Hu people dared not move south to graze their horses. The soldiers dared not bend their bows to express their grievances."
This is a praise of the brilliant military achievements of Qin Shi Huang and his general Meng Tian.
It's a pity that Grand Tutor Jia was not born 50 years later to witness firsthand this masterpiece that shocked the world and became the pinnacle of human military history; otherwise, he would not have wasted his ink and passion on a mere Meng Tian!
"Repelling the Xiongnu by over 700 li" is nothing! Huo Qubing "slayed" the Xiongnu "over 2,000 li"! It wasn't just "repelling," there was no need to "build the Great Wall to defend the borders," he pursued and killed the Xiongnu; it wasn't "over 700 li," but a long-distance raid of over 2,000 li! Even by today's standards of mechanized mobile forces, it's a miracle!
General Huo Qubing led over ten thousand troops out of Longxi, crossing the Yanzhi Mountains for over a thousand li. He beheaded more than eight thousand and captured a golden statue used by the Xiongnu king for sacrificial rites. He then marched two thousand li through Longxi and Beidi, passing Juyan, attacking the Qilian Mountains, and beheading thirty thousand Xiongnu. He captured dozens of minor kings, and the entire Hexi Corridor came under Han control. On their escape, the Xiongnu sang a mournful song: "We have lost our Qilian Mountains, and our livestock will not thrive; we have lost our Yanzhi Mountains, and our married women will lose their beauty."
Huo Qubing successfully realized the slogan, "Those who offend the might of our mighty Han Dynasty, though far away, shall be punished." Now, nearly two thousand years later, this heroic spirit still stirs the blood whenever it is mentioned.
Chen Xu couldn't be said to be an expert on history, but he did know about Huo Qubing's deeds. And isn't the current state of the Chinese internet similar to that before Emperor Wu of Han ascended the throne? The barbarians were rampant, swaggering and showing off, and China was looked down upon in the world. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry dared to come and make a scene.
How can we let them be so arrogant?
They hacked in without warning. They changed the homepage just like that... and they cut off the power just like that?!
Chen Xu was now filled with boundless ambition; he resolved to emulate Huo Qubing, to restore the might of the Han Dynasty, and to hunt down these barbarian scoundrels, showing them their true power!
Chen Xu thought this way, and he did it.
After hacking into Microsoft's website, Chen Xu went straight to the White House homepage.
The White House homepage is the official website of the US government, and for various hacker groups hostile to the United States, breaching the White House homepage is the ultimate goal!
In the 2001 Sino-US hacker war, Chinese hackers successfully breached the White House homepage, becoming a legendary feat. Today, Chen Xu aims to replicate that success single-handedly!
The White House's defenses are not necessarily stronger than Microsoft's, but even if they were strong enough, they wouldn't be a match for Chen Xu.
Chen Xu resorted to force, smashing open the White House firewall. This time, besides leaving the two paragraphs on the White House homepage, he also left a message: "Control your dogs. If the dogs misbehave, the owners will also be punished. This time it's just a slight punishment. Next time, my target won't be the White House, but the Pentagon and your air defense system and others. Unless you stop using the internet, you will never be able to stop me!"
After sending this message, Chen Xu infiltrated the Washington area's power system.
An eye for an eye; you do the first day of the month, I'll do the fifteenth!
It's a little past 10 a.m. Eastern Time, and businesses are already up and running. The weather is hot, and people are using convenient appliances like lights, telephones, computers, and air conditioners. We can't help but feel grateful to the scientists who brought electricity to everyday life. It's hard to imagine what the world would be like without electricity.
But at this time, the whole of Washington was in a state of frenzy.
Because the power went out at that time.
The power outage put Washington, D.C., on high alert. The U.S. Congress, which was in session, was quickly evacuated, fearing the blackout might be a terrorist attack. The White House, whose homepage had been hacked, was furious, and the Pentagon swiftly launched an investigation.
But Chen Xu has stopped thinking about how big this matter will get.
Besides the power outage, Chen Xu hacked into the power system, retrieved the specific IP addresses of those individuals in Washington, and directly increased the power supply to 10,000 volts. The powerful voltage instantly overwhelmed all their equipment… judging from the address, it was a computer research institute. As for whether such a high voltage would cause casualties… what do I care!
The power outage in Washington lasted a full hour, during which the entire FBI was mobilized, and George W. Bush angrily slammed his fist on the table. But at that moment, the Oval Office received a phone call.
The telephone system uses a different power line than the city's power supply, so even if the whole city loses power, phone calls can still be made.
After answering the phone, George W. Bush was immediately deflated, because the call was from Organization X. No politician dared to speak loudly to Organization X, which controlled the technological lifeline of the entire United States—not even the President of the United States! Because if they were to release even the slightest hint, major corporations would immediately boycott the current Congress. Consider the weight of tech stocks on NASDAQ! They couldn't afford to take that risk!
The X organization member only said one sentence: "SMMH is right. Keep your dogs in check! You can't touch that person, and neither can we. Don't anger him, or you might find a nuclear missile pointed at the White House!" The power of the internet is truly terrifying!
The X organization is certain that the SMMH has the capability to infiltrate the US air defense system and issue attack orders, which could potentially trigger a world war!
As for nuclear weapons… although the codes for nuclear weapons are completely independent and held solely by the US president, the problem is… they really can't be sure. The SMMH can't get their hands on the nuclear weapons codes…
Wherever there's internet access, nothing can stop him. He wasn't exaggerating when he said that...
X has been closely monitoring SMMH's actions. They know SMMH is now in the spotlight, and scapegoating them is absolutely necessary. Moreover, the US government's attitude has truly angered them; outsiders may not know, but X certainly does. Many of the hackers who attacked China this time have connections within the Pentagon!
Keep your dog under control!
Chen Xu did indeed impose a minor punishment this time. To be honest, he had genuinely considered hacking into the US defense system to issue some orders. However, considering the potentially unstoppable consequences, Chen Xu had to abandon this tempting idea.
Besides Washington, D.C., large-scale power outages also occurred in New Delhi, Tokyo, and Seoul. Moreover, the events in these places are on a completely different level compared to those in Washington!
Chen Xu had to be cautious towards Washington, the United States, with its overwhelming military power. To act without any regard would be reckless!
But to be honest, Chen Xu didn't really care about the other places!
Hao Aiguo told him privately that as long as it's not excessive, he can do whatever he wants!
This incident has enraged the entire nation. Now that someone has the power to teach them a lesson, let's teach them a lesson.
Several generator units at Tokyo Electric Power Company were punctured by high voltage, killing five workers instantly; half of Korea Electric Power Company's 15 independent power plants ceased operation, plunging the entire country into darkness, and several substations exploded, damaging power line corridors!